WO2005080655A1 - Procede pour realiser une bande de fibre de cellulose par assechement - Google Patents

Procede pour realiser une bande de fibre de cellulose par assechement Download PDF

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WO2005080655A1
WO2005080655A1 PCT/EP2005/001552 EP2005001552W WO2005080655A1 WO 2005080655 A1 WO2005080655 A1 WO 2005080655A1 EP 2005001552 W EP2005001552 W EP 2005001552W WO 2005080655 A1 WO2005080655 A1 WO 2005080655A1
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  • the invention relates to a process for producing a fibrous web of cellulose fibers having absorbent properties in a drainage process.
  • the invention also relates to a fibrous web made by the aforesaid process.
  • Fiber webs according to the invention should be suitable for the production of hygiene articles, in particular for incontinence articles, disposable diapers, panty liners or
  • Sanitary napkins essentially serving as absorbent cores for said sanitary articles. Another application are absorbent pads for food packages. Other applications where it is based on the use of cellulose fibers under
  • US Pat. No. 3,692,622 describes an absorbent fiber composite in the form of a cellulose fiber web for producing paper towels, the web being provided with a predetermined embossing pattern.
  • the fibrous web is a continuum of dry laid, substantially unconnected fibers less than 1.27 cm in length, which are defined by embossments covering 5 to 40% of the web surface and are spaced closer together than the length of the individual fibers, are connected to a coherent web such that the thickness in the unembossed regions is at least 2.5 times that in the embossed regions.
  • This task i.
  • the prevention of fiber dusting "linting” is achieved by a process for producing a fibrous web of cellulose fibers having absorbent properties in one
  • Precipitation of the latex by drying to bind the fibers inside and outside the fiber composite areas.
  • Suitable cellulosic fibers are the "fluff pulp” fibers marketed by manufacturers such as Weyerhaeuser or Tartas, which are delivered in compacted rolls and broken up again via hammer mills into a fiber wadding and individual fibers.
  • the fiber length of the fibers used to fiber webs is depending on the starting material in the order of 2.0 to 3.0 mm, preferably 2.3 to 2.8 mm.
  • latex for bonding fibers is basically known. In general, latex is only used to achieve bonding of unembossed cellulosic fibrous webs. However, it has been found that by forming an embossed pattern with densified fiber composite regions in which the fibers in the
  • substantially interconnected with each other, together with a present in the outer areas of the fiber web latex binding is sufficient to suppress the fiber dusting, also called “linting” or linting, substantially “residual moisture” is understood to mean the natural moisture in the cellulose fibers after their production.
  • self-bonding should be understood to mean the tendency known for cellulose fibers, to bond under high pressure and without previously applied moisture.
  • a water-latex mixture is preferably applied with high water content after the pressing process, wherein generally a mixture of 90 to 99 wt .-% water with an addition of 10 to 1 wt -.% Latex used becomes.
  • the amount of water applied is important because the water, when it evaporates, creates hydrogen bonds between the cellulose fibers.
  • the pressing and embossing of the fiber laying takes place in a press roll arrangement.
  • at least one of the rollers is a spiked roller.
  • the line pressure to be applied depends on the mass per unit area, which makes up the fiber placement; the pressures are preferably in the range of 30 N / mm to 120 N / mm.
  • the fiber web is covered with a vacuum applied to the fiber web, so that the penetration can be controlled during and / or after the wetting of the fiber web with the water-latex mixture.
  • Pulp fibers and their average fiber length and / or basis weight of the fibrous web requires a different penetration depth.
  • fibers or granules of superabsorbent polymers are added to the fiber web or fiber web prior to pressing and embossing.
  • SAP superabsorbent polymers
  • the superabsorbent polymers may be mixed under the fibers to be deposited or incorporated into the fiber layer under layer formation.
  • SAP hydrogel-forming polymers which are alkali metal salts of the following organic acids are: poly-acrylic acid), poly-methacrylic acid); Copolymers of acrylic acid and methacrylic acid with acrylamide, vinyl alcohol, acrylic esters, vinyl pyrrolidone, vinyl sulfonic acids, vinyl acetate, vinyl morpholinone and vinyl ethers; hydrolyzed, modified starch; Maleic anhydride copolymers with ethylene, isobutylene, styrene and vinyl; Polysaccharides such as carboxymethyl starch, carboxymethyl cellulose and hydroxypropyl cellulose; polyacrylamides; polyvinylpyrrolidone;
  • the hydrogel-forming polymers are preferably crosslinked to become water-insoluble.
  • a low crosslinked poly-Na-acrylate is used.
  • Crosslinking can be induced by irradiation or caused by covalent, ionic or van der Waals forces, as well as hydrogen bonding.
  • the superabsorbent polymers can be mixed in any suitable form for each type of processing, so for example as granules, in fiber form, as fiber groups (filaments), in flake form, as beads, rods or the like.
  • the density of the fiber composite areas depends on the required tear resistance. Usually, 16 to 49 densified fiber composite regions per cm 2 are introduced into the fibrous web.
  • the densified fiber composite regions preferably cover an area of 0.03 to 1 mm 2 in each case.
  • the water-latex mixture can be applied to the fibrous web by means of roller moistening or by spraying.
  • the drying of the water to precipitate the latex can be done by means of thermal radiation or by blowing hot air through the fiber web.
  • AIRFLEX manufactured by Air Products and
  • biodegradable latices in particular a starch-based latex. If, in addition, the superabsorbent polymer is produced on a biodegradable basis, then the fiber web can be degraded after use in a composting step.
  • the latex This can be set from the outset by appropriate equipment so that it has a hydrophilic or hydrophobic property after precipitating and connecting the fiber web.
  • different latices can be used for the opposite sides of the fiber web.
  • a hydrophobic fibrous web is used on the body-facing side while for the body-facing side
  • Page a hydrophilic setting is selected.
  • the invention also relates to a fibrous web made with a low level of latex binder use, in which the degree of dust is below 0.1%, measured by a standardized method.
  • a standardized method for determining the dust content in fibrous webs, as used by CONCERT GmbH, is represented as follows:
  • Dust tester with transparent, sealed chamber, with rotating disc with two vertical bars, sample mounting clamps, motor with speed 150 rpm, timer, polyester film for supporting the samples; Table sample cutter; Timer; Laboratory gloves and analytical balance AG 204 from METTLER.
  • the samples used for the measurement should be examined under the following environmental conditions:
  • the samples to be determined are clamped in the test device and beaten there for a defined time (shaking off the dust). Differential weighing of the sample before and after the procedure determines the dust loss and calculates the dust content in percent.
  • Sample preparation Samples for dust measurement must be adjusted for at least two hours in the laboratory to the room climate specified above before the determination. As the samples are hygroscopic and absorb moisture, they should, if possible, be handled with gloves to avoid influences on the analytical result.
  • This unit is on the short sides about 4 to 5 cm (the rest protrudes upwards) to clamp so far in the clamp that the rods of the rotating disc hit the sample unit in the middle.
  • the chamber door must be opened and then closed again.
  • dd Starting the dust tester with the switch to the right (clockwise) or to the left (counterclockwise) that the sample (not the foil) is hit first.
  • the device runs at a speed of about 150 U / min and has a timer that automatically shuts off the device after one minute. During this time, the sample is beaten about 300 times, so that existing dust falls off.
  • the sample is rotated and clamped in the clamp with the other side. In doing so, the samples are also turned (outer side becomes inner side) and the film is swapped (before the samples, behind the samples). The unit is then turned on for another minute, but in the opposite direction.
  • sample unit is weighed again to 0.0001 g.
  • the balance must be stabilized for exactly 20 seconds.
  • a sample is cut to 125 mm x Slit width for an analysis, as well as an equal-sized piece of polyester film.
  • sample unit is weighed to the nearest 0.0001 g on the analytical balance after a stabilization time of approx. three minutes (short-term alarm clock).
  • the sample is beaten about 300 times so that any dust that is present falls off.
  • the sample is rotated and clamped in the clamp with the other side. In doing so, the sample is also turned (outer side becomes inner side), and the film is swapped (before the samples, behind the samples). The unit is then turned on for another minute, but in the opposite direction.
  • fff Subsequently, the sample unit is weighed again to 0.0001 g. The balance must be stabilized for exactly three minutes.
  • each analysis is carried out as a double determination by using both clamps in the dust tester with two identical samples (sample units). At least after every fourth analysis, the shaken off dust must be removed in the test device.
  • Cellulose fibers 10 having a mean fiber length of 2.4 mm from a first former 1.1 on a conveyor belt 3 as loose fleece 11 continuously deposited, so that a layer of confused cellulose fibers is produced. This layer is still largely uncompacted. Another preformed cellulose fiber layer is deposited by the former 1.2 as a layer. Finally, a third layer is applied by the former 1.3.
  • the individual fiber layers may also comprise different fibers and differing fiber densities. It is also possible to add superabsorbent polymers to the fibers to increase the absorbency. These are commercial products that have been used in the hygiene sector for some time and have already been described. The mixing in
  • the superabsorbent polymer may also be mixed homogeneously with the fibers prior to scattering.
  • the moisture content of the fiber-SAP mixture is given solely by the so-called residual moisture.
  • the residual moisture content of natural fibers as used herein is about 6 to 10% by weight.
  • SAP in the described embodiment, sodium
  • Polyacrylates used in crosslinked form as marketed under the brand name Favor, manufacturer Stockhausen GmbH & Co. KG, especially for hygiene products, are offered on the market.
  • rollers 5 Via a "web transfer" called conveyor 4 takes place a pre-compression and transport to a pair of rollers 5, which consists of an embossing roller 5.1 and an adjustable to this smooth roller 5.2.
  • the two rollers are aligned horizontally to each other.
  • the former belt is not passed through the rollers.
  • the material of the rollers is steel.
  • the embossing roller 5.1 carries embossing spikes, which have comparatively steep flanks.
  • the height of the spines is between 0.3 and 1.0 mm.
  • a high line pressure between the two pressure rollers ensures height differences between the unembossed and embossed areas of at least 1: 8, preferably at least 1: 10. Depending on the weight per unit area of the fiber layer, different pressures are required.
  • the embossing areas take up about 8 to 40% of the total
  • the aim is at the Web has a tear strength of at least 15 N per 50 mm web width.
  • the binding density which should comprise the fiber connection areas distributed in a regular area pattern is also important.
  • the distances between the individual connection areas should be smaller than the average fiber length. 16 to 49 densified fiber bonding areas per cm 2 of the fibrous web have proven to be favorable value ranges.
  • the required line pressure is about 40 N / mm; at
  • the densification achieved gives the fibrous web a high tensile strength and integrity, that is, a delamination does not occur because a high cohesion is observed in the Z direction of the fibrous web.
  • the embossed fibrous web is then sprayed with a water-latex mixture through a liquid spray device 6.1.
  • the water-latex mixture in the embodiment contains 96% water and 4% latex (wt .-%). These values are to be varied according to the expert's judgment according to the type of latex used and the type of fiber and fiber compaction.
  • the high water content additionally supports binding when the water has evaporated, such as this is known from papermaking fibers. It is also essential that due to the high proportion of water in the applied water-latex mixture and the filter effect of the fibrous web, the latex penetrates only into the outer region of the fibrous web and thus enters a latex bond only for the outer fibrous regions. The water penetrates deeper into the fiber web and provides for a training above-mentioned bond.
  • a suction device 16.1 is arranged below the conveyor belt 13, wherein different penetration depths can be generated by adjusting the negative pressure.
  • a synthetic polymer namely an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer as an aqueous emulsion having self-crosslinking groups is used (for example, AIRFLEX, manufactured by Air-Products and Chemical Allentown, PA, USA).
  • AIRFLEX ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer
  • PA Air-Products and Chemical Allentown, PA, USA.
  • the water is dried by a combined infrared hot-air dryer 7.1.
  • the fibrous web is then turned and optionally sprayed from the back with a water-latex mixture (reference number 6.2) .Auch here, the
  • Penetration be influenced by a suction device 16.2. Also, another dryer 7.2 is provided. Subsequently, the winding and packaging in the usual way via a winding device 8, 9 After drying, precipitation and crosslinking of the latex, virtually no dust formation is observed by fibers, fiber fragments, SAP granules and dust exiting from the fiber region.
  • the latex finish facilitates feathering of the fibrous web which is less prone to buckling, as is desirable, in particular, for zig-zagging the fibrous web, which is required for a space-saving package form.
  • Fig. 2 shows in 11x magnification dark and light areas of a fiber structure, as it results for a fiber web according to the invention after the steps.
  • the dark areas 20 are the impressions of the spiked roller and, at the same time, areas where latex, which is darkened here, is shown on the surface. It can be seen that there has been a surface, non-continuous wetting by latex. The wetting is intrinsic, but not continuous for certain surfaces parallel to the top, so that good wicking of the fibrous web is maintained. Visible are also the compacted fiber composite regions 20, in which the thickness of the fiber web is substantially reduced.
  • Figures 3 and 4 show scanning micrographs of the composite regions 20 from which the self-binding of the fibers, which are crushed by the high pressure of the rollers, can be seen.
  • Figure 3 has a 50X magnification and shows the total pressure point, whereas Fig. 4 shows at 500x magnification only part of a composite area.
  • the fibers used in the experiments are so-called fluff pulp (from Weyerhaeuser or Tartas). Similar images result from the use of other natural fibers, such as cotton or chemically, thermally or mechanically modified cellulose, which are also applicable.
  • the use of superabsorbent polymers can also be dispensed with.
  • a fiber web VE 150.200 (without SAP) was compared with a fiber web VE 150.202 (with SAP) as well as with two fibrous webs made from cellulose-airlaid absorbent cores Underwear inserts, so-called panty liners, are shown in the following table:
  • Suitable latexes are aqueous emulsions with vinyl acetate, acrylic ester polymers, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers, styrene-butadiene
  • Caproxylate copolymers and polyacrylonitrile are used as degradable latices.
  • those based on starch e.g., StructureCote from Vinamul polymers
  • the end product has a tear strength that makes it suitable for use in hygiene products.

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L'invention concerne un procédé pour réaliser une bande fibreuse exclusivement en fibre de cellulose d'origine naturelle, ce procédé comportant les opérations suivantes : former une couche fibreuse sèche d'épaisseur sensiblement homogène en fibres individuelles à faible humidité, presser et gaufrer la couche fibreuse en une bande fibreuse avec application d'un motif, humidifier cette bande fibreuse avec un mélange d'eau et de latex à teneur élevée en eau (75 à 99 % en poids) et précipiter le latex par séchage en liant les fibres à l'intérieur et à l'extérieur des zones composites fibreuses.
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